The resurrected – Salvia daghestanica

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Salvia daghestanica

Little plants series III

A few years ago I bought a silver leaf Salvia daghestanica for my dry and sunny mini- rockery. It did quite well, but this spring was obviously in distress. Decided to nurture it until its final breath, I planted it by itself in a small pot.

But it has resurrected and flowered profusely (it may really be its last breath) but anyway, the hummingbird has visited it, and now at least we can hope for seeds! Maybe THE BEST silvery leaf sage (sometimes called Salvia  canescens var. daghestanica). An amazing plant – you can read a longer story about silver leaf Salvias on the Prairie Break Blog (of the equally amazing Panayotis Kelaidis, who actually is responsable for introducing this Salvia in cultivation in North America).

 

 

4 replies
  1. diversifolius
    diversifolius says:

    Thanks.It is a little one I really like; unfortunately I checked for seeds today and found only a few…

  2. diversifolius
    diversifolius says:

    This one could be grown only for its silvery foliage; hard to say it is a Salvia when not in flower anyway.

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